Applications are now being taken for the United States Junior Chamber International Senate Foundation Scholarship Program. Graduating high school seniors in Iowa are eligible to apply. Each year $1,000 national grants will be awarded to graduating high school seniors in the United States, who plan to continue their education at accredited post-secondary colleges, universities or vocational schools.
The Iowa JCI program will be honoring three high school seniors with at least a $100 scholarship and send the top two forward to USJCI national judging, where the top 33 national seniors will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 14, 2022. For more information, see this scholarship program flyer and application checklist or contact John Buttolph at (515) 290-0383.
The Iowa Secondary Energy Curriculum Project (ISEC) at the University of Northern Iowa is developing an energy curriculum for Iowa secondary students. We are currently seeking applications from Iowa middle and high school teachers to field test units developed during our summer 2021 workshop. Participants will be eligible for a stipend of up to $250 per unit. Applications will be accepted until all the units have been assigned to a field tester, but please apply soon to receive priority consideration. The application can be found at: https://isec.uni.edu/. For more information, contact Alan Czarnetzki, Prof. of Meteorology, ISEC Principal Investigator at Alan.Czarnetzki@uni.edu.
ITEC, along with Bytespeed and the Iowa High School Esports Association (IAHSEA), are putting on a series of webinars about Esports in schools. These webinars are free to the public and will be taking place over the next three weeks with the first webinar on Oct. 25. These webinars will be conducted over Zoom, last about 45 minutes, and time will be given for each webinar for attendees to ask questions and take part in discussions.
To get registered, just go to the link for each webinar.
